Good And Evil

Question 1

Decision making

Answer 1

Morality - absolute morality- follow a strict code (RC & Q)
Relative morality- bend and adapt rules (COE)

Question 2

Crime punishment and justice - Christianity

Answer 2

Don’t support The idea of retribution

Jesus taught that justice and forgiveness must work together

Question 3

Crime punishment and justice – Islam

Answer 3

Punishment is designed to deter criminals

Justice is important as it protects the ummah

Question 4

Crime and punishment and justice

Answer 4

Causes for crime – poor education, violent parents

Justice means forgiveness

Question 5

Chaplains and prison reformers

Answer 5

Chaplains provide pastoral care for prisoners - help parol officers who supports prisoners on their release

Question 6

Chaplains and prison reformers - Christianity

Answer 6

Elizabeth Fry – taught female prisoners how to read

“ Love thy neighbour”

Question 7

Capital punishment - Christianity

Answer 7

Only God has the right to take life away

“Thou shall not kill”
“ an eye for an eye”

Question 8

Capital punishment

Answer 8

Many reform over retribution – this is why many work as prison chaplains
Cost more to keep a person in jail than the injection

Question 9

Capital punishment – Islam

Answer 9

Islam accepts that some crimes require it as it’s an important part of justice
Only except death penalty for deliberate murder or openly attacking Islam

“ never take a life that Allah has made sacred except for a just cause”

Question 10

Forgiveness – Christianity

Answer 10

At the heart of Christian teachings
RC - Believe it comes from repenting your sins at confession to atone for your mistakes
GEE WALKER - Son murdered in racially motivated attack – “I have to forgive I cannot hate, hate is what killed Anthony

“Jesus said forgive 70x7”

Question 11

Forgiveness – Islam

Answer 11

Muslims accept that humans aren’t perfect and make mistakes and should be forgiven as this is the pathway to peace
ABDOLLAH- Was stabbed. His mother, on day of hanging, slapped him and felt all anger leave her

“ Paradise is for those who curb their anger and forgive their fellow men”

Question 12

Good

Answer 12

Something morally right or beneficial

Question 13

Good – Christianity

Answer 13

Humans are given free will to choose good or evil – shown by Adam and Eve
They believe you should live a good life – follow the 10 Commandments
Jesus has modelled good qualities

Question 14

Good – Islam

Answer 14

Everyone is born with an understanding of right and wrong (fitrah) – have free will to choose
At the end of life you are judged on how well you lived your life – decides after life

Question 15

Evil – Christianity

Answer 15

John Hick – without evil we can’t develop
Original sin
Life is a test
Saint Irenaeus – humans not created perfect to follow gods teachings and grow into spiritual perfection (soul making)

Question 16

Evil – Islam

Answer 16

Some believe it’s comes from Shaytan
Believe everything happens because it’s predestined (al – qadr)
Also believe life is a test

Question 17

Suffering

Answer 17

Natural suffering is any suffering caused by nature

Human suffering is caused by humans

Question 18

Suffering – Christianity

Answer 18

Suffering is…
A test in life 
Punishment for sin
Part of God’s plan
Allows us to appreciate all the good

Question 19

Suffering – Islam

Answer 19

Part of allahs plan
Life is a test
Good can come from suffering
Follow examples of Prophet Muhammad who suffered

Question 20

Responses to suffering – Christianity

Answer 20

Free will given by God to choose own actions

Islam and Christianity- centred around the idea of fate vs free will

Question 21

Responses to suffering – Islam

Answer 21

Believe Free will must exist or we are all puppets and predestination must exist or God is not ultimately powerful
SUNNI- Believe Alan wrote everything down (al qadr)
SHIA- Believe in Bada– allah knows outcome

Question 22

Humanist views

Answer 22

Capital punishment – disagree, killing is wrong
Suffering – have a degree of control over actions – so evil has been made by human greed – must accept outcome
Forgiveness – crucial for human relationships – all make the steaks so should be forgiven